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N.K. Jemisin is an American science fiction writer born in September 1972. Her works are known for their unique world-building, profound character development, and rich imagination. Jemisin gained widespread acclaim with her 'Inkwood' series, which includes 'The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms', 'The Broken Kingdoms', and 'The Kingdom of the Gods', with 'The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms' winning the Hugo Award in 2011.

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“Women risk their lives enough to bear children and provide for them by tool or by blade; the least men can do is handle things after that.”

Men Children Women

Book:The Awakened Kingdom

Source: The Awakened Kingdom

“I'm tired of being what everyone else has made me," I said. "I want to be myself." "Don't be a child." I looked up, startled and angry, though of course there was nothing to see. "What?" "You are what your creators and experiences have made you, like every other being in this universe. Accept that and be done; I'm tired of your whining.”

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“It was very bad if the council had resorted to recruiting men. By tradition men were our last line of defence, their physical strength bent towards the single and most important task of protecting our homes and children. This meant the council had decided that our only defence was to defeat the enemy, period. Anything else meant the end of Darre.”

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Book:The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Source: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

“In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe.”

Source: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

“There is no greater warrior than a mother protecting her child.”

Children Mother Greater Warrior Protecting Children Protecting Her

Book:The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Source: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

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Born: September 19, 1972
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 123

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